What Is Applesauce and How Can I Use It?
If applesauce has turned up in a recipe or caught your eye at the store, here's what you need to use it with confidence and how to choose it, cook it, store it, what to substitute, and 608 recipes to try it in.
Nutrition
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 1 cup (244g)Food group
Applesauce is a member of the Fruits and Fruit Juices US Department of Agriculture nutritional food group.
How much does applesauce weigh?
| Amount | Weight |
|---|---|
| 1 cup | 244 grams |
Related
Fruits and Fruit Juices
| In Chinese: | 苹果酱 | |
| British (UK) term: | ||
| en français: | compote de pommes | |
| en español: | puré de manzana |
Recipes using applesauce
There are 608 recipes that contain this ingredient.
Applesauce Chipotle Cornbread
Chipotle cornbread bakes in a hot cast iron skillet with puréed chipotles, applesauce, and buttermilk for smoky heat and a crisp crust. Low-fat Southwestern twist on classic cornbread.
Mom's Whole Wheat Blueberry Pancakes
Mom's whole wheat blueberry pancakes use applesauce and soy milk for a dairy-free vegan-friendly breakfast. Hearty whole-grain pancakes with juicy berries and no eggs.
Berrie Good Waffles (Whole Wheat Waffles)
Whole wheat blender waffles made from whole wheat berries (the grain), soy milk, applesauce and egg substitute. Vegan, dairy-free, fiber-rich, and ground fresh in a blender for the freshest possible flour.
Low-Fat Nilla-Nana Chocolate Chip Muffins
These scrumptious muffins are perfect to enjoy while tanning outside on a hot summer day.
The Best Banana Bread (Vegan)
Vegan whole-wheat banana bread sweetened naturally with mashed bananas and applesauce. No eggs, no dairy, no oil. A wholesome plant-based loaf with deep banana flavor and a tender crumb.
Low-Fat Brownies
Satisfy your sweet tooth with this scrumptious low-fat snack which is perfect for dessert.
Favorite Chewy Spice Cookies
Chewy spice cookies are low-fat molasses cookies sweetened with applesauce, scented with ginger, cloves, nutmeg, and allspice, then drizzled with lemon icing. Holiday spice cookies without butter or eggs.
Fudgey Peanut Butter Chip Muffins
Fudgy peanut butter chip muffins blend cocoa, oats, and applesauce for a tender chocolate crumb loaded with peanut butter chips. A bake-sale favorite that doubles as breakfast.
Mocha Chip Muffins
Low-fat mocha chip muffins with cocoa, instant coffee, and semi-sweet chocolate chips. Applesauce replaces most of the oil for a tender, fudgy crumb under 100 calories per muffin.
Famous Fudgiest Brownies
Lower-fat fudgy brownies built on applesauce instead of butter, with cocoa, eggs, and a handful of chocolate chips. Dense, moist, and properly fudgy without any added oil.
Berry Almond Bundt Cake
Cranberry almond bundt cake with cornmeal and applesauce. A dairy-free leaning bundt with tart cranberries, ground almonds, and a soft golden crumb. Drizzle with glaze or dust with powdered sugar.
Cocoa Cookies
Egg-free, dairy-free cocoa cookies made with silken tofu, soy milk, and applesauce. Soft, fudgy, and dusted with powdered sugar. A vegan chocolate cookie that nobody will guess is plant-based. Makes 3 dozen.
Amazing Apple Pancakes
These apple pancakes were indeed amazing. So moist and delicious. I will make them again for breakfast tomorrow morning. Totally addicted!
Spiced Breakfast Apple Muffins
Spiced applesauce breakfast muffins with cinnamon and nutmeg, baked into tender rounds with a cinnamon-sugar crackly top. Pantry-staple muffins for grab-and-go mornings.
Easy Whole Wheat Pancakes
Whole wheat pancakes sweetened naturally with banana, applesauce, and maple syrup. A no-fat, high-fiber breakfast that comes together with one egg and pantry staples.
Moist Pillowy Applesauce Muffins
Tender applesauce muffins with cinnamon spice, soft pillowy texture, and golden tops. Simple breakfast or snack muffins ready in 30 minutes.
Whole Grain Apple Pancakes (Smith)
Whole grain apple pancakes leavened with yeast and packed with bran, grated fresh apple, and apple juice. Thicker than regular pancakes, naturally egg-free, high-fiber, and sweet without a drop of added sugar.
Traditional Applesauce Cake
Old-fashioned applesauce cake with cinnamon, cloves, and a hint of cocoa, studded with raisins and baked in a 9x13 pan. Tender, moist, and ready to slice in 50 minutes.
Best Applesauce Pancakes
Love these applesauce pancakes. Moist and delicious. Serve them with maple syrup and fresh berries. Yum!
Lemon/Orange Cake Dessert
Lighter poke cake built on a yellow cake mix doctored with lemon gelatin, applesauce, and egg substitute, then drenched in a citrus glaze that soaks into every fork-pricked hole. Tangy, moist, easy.
Low-Cal Brownies
Low-cal brownies: a quick blender batter that swaps applesauce for butter and a sugar substitute for sugar, baked into a light chocolate fix. A guilt-free brownie ready in about 30 minutes.
Low-fat Double Chocolate Brownies
Low-fat double chocolate brownies that don't taste like a compromise: unsweetened chocolate, cocoa, and chocolate chips with applesauce standing in for most of the butter. Rich, fudgy, and made with whole wheat flour.
Pumpkin Pie with Ginger Cookie Crust
Pumpkin pie with ginger cookie crust trades pastry for crushed gingersnaps and lightens the filling with applesauce, maple syrup, and egg whites. A holiday pie with serious spice and a leaner profile.
Applesauce Cake (Ob'L Dunkes Kucka)
Pennsylvania Dutch applesauce cake (Ob'l Dunkes Kucka) is a one-bowl spice cake with raisins, brown sugar, and three warm spices. A heritage recipe with no eggs and no milk.
Cornbread
This is plain cornbread, not a corn flavored cake, so don't expect it to be fluffy or sweet. It's great with black-eyed peas, new potatoes, green onions, sliced tomatoes, and buttermilk, i.e., your basic Southern farm fare. It's also very nice cold, broken into bite-sized pieces in a glass of cold milk and eaten with a spoon.
